5.1-Magnitute Earthquake Strikes Greece on the South of Athens

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Bulgaria: 5.1-Magnitute Earthquake Strikes Greece on the South of Athens pixabay.com

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook the island of Hydra, south of Athens, on Monday morning.

According to Athens National Observatory’s Geodynamics Institute the quake’s epicentre was located 53 km south-southeast of Hydra and 119 km south of Athens.

The tremor was felt in several areas of Attica region. There have been no reports so far of injuries or damage./Greek Reporter

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